The Fight of Reporters

director: Georges Méliès

original title: Affaire Dreyfus, bagarre entre journalistes

country: France

year: 1899

running time: 1 min.

synopsis

This episode is similarly interesting. Although it gives a strong impression of slapstick, as the main movement consists of chaotic running-around, what undoubtedly catches the eye is the effect created by the journalists charging at the camera. This detail makes the whole scene unusually lively. On the other hand, we can see that the director was more concerned with the trial itself than with the suffering Dreyfus experienced in prison. It is also significant that the protagonist does not appear in all the episodes.

biography

Georges Méliès (1861-1938) is one of the first independent film directors whose work crystalised the early film genres. He worked on fantasy scenes, adaptations of literary works, fairy tales, as well as socio-critical and political films. His documentary filmmaking is less well known, as a lot of it has not been preserved.

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Georges Méliès

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